Subtenant claimed that she was overcharged by rent-stabilized tenant and that she was entitled to a lease in her own name based on illusory tenancy. The DRO ruled for subtenant in part and ordered tenant to refund $...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for illegal sublet profiteering and asked the court to rule in its favor without a trial. The court ruled against landlord, who appealed and lost. Landlord claimed that...
Landlord sued to evict tenant for illegal subletting. The court denied landlord’s request for a default judgment against tenant and granted the subtenant’s request to dismiss the case. Landlord appealed...
Landlord sued to evict Section 8 tenant for illegal sublet or assignment of her apartment to “John Doe” or “Jane Doe.” Tenant claimed that landlord’s notice to cure and termination...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for profiteering. Landlord claimed that tenant engaged in short-term rentals that she advertised online. Tenant had lived in the three-bedroom apartment since 1995 and...
Landlord sued to evict cooperative shareholder tenant for illegally subletting her apartment. The court ruled for landlord but delayed eviction to give tenant 10 days to cure the sublet by commencing a proceeding to...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for illegal subletting. Tenant asked the court to dismiss the case without a trial, claiming that he lived in the apartment with his children and never assigned or sublet...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for unauthorized subletting. Landlord claimed that tenant and his family lived in another rent-stabilized apartment while subletting landlord’s apartment to an...
Landlord sued to evict rent-stabilized tenant for unauthorized subletting and profiteering. The court ruled for landlord based on tenant's default. Tenant appealed, and the case was reopened. Tenant's...
(Decision submitted by Jeffrey H. Seiden of the Manhattan law firm of Borah, Goldstein, Altschuler, Nahins & Goidel, P.C., who represented the landlord.)
